The Penn's Grove record., 1887-11-19

freight they would ship in a year ovei
the road. They are willing to guaran-
tee 10000 tons of freight annually, mol
including the freight of outside ship
pers.
Standardized williamNewell was con.
gratulai ed by a number Of his friends
mt his residence, IN L. p. Neck, Tues.
day evening. The Salem Band rendered
| Mr.. Newell n ~serenade, after which the
musicians, together with a number Of
| others, were invited in TO partake vi
some refreshments.
Sherif-elect Butcher. Surrogate Nor
rison and Corohers-elect Dunn, Beckett
and Moore took the oath Of Office on
Tuesday, before Clerk Coles and Judges
Plummer, Wood and Hitchner. The
new Sheriff aud Surrogate subsequently
gave a dinner to a few friends at the
GarwoOd House. Sheriff Butcher gave
bonds for $40 coo, his bondsmen being
ex.Judee Bilderback, John S. Newell,
James Lindzey. Jacob House, Smith
b. Harris, John L. Flynn aud Geo G..
Waddington.
JIM. Taylor a life insurance agent was
badly bruised by some Salem tOughs in
''Uncle Sans Retreat" Claysville last
week. The keeper will be arraingned
before the next term Of court for keep.
ing "a disorderiy house.
Clark Petit, of Hedsefield Stock Farm
has purchased ''Iroquois, No. 526S,
standard, Hambletunian stallion, Of
Chas. ). Caffrey, of Camden. He is
one of the finest of ''Indiaman's" gets
from N Lancewood dam, and was rails
ed i'm the County. Being Il fine dark
mahogany bay 15a hands high and Of
a fine build, weighing 1l50lbs. he has
all the characteristic of the HANDLE
tonian stock. He has shown Il 2.36
gait and is one of the most promising
81 ock horses in the County.
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~ Idultb anu pChto hioitlbS SdAuo
written in plain and ornamental styles,
by Prof. Martin.
Monday III. g. Lo~udenslager, entered
his second term as Clerk Of Gloucester
County without much forinality. Ex-
Senators Reeves ana Hopkins are his
sureties for S., 900.
Or Tuesday Sheriff Packer step
ped out of office and f. ank B. Ridg-
way stepped in. Mr.. Ridgway's bonds
men for $4,000 were Stacy L.. Fan
coast, James b. Jessup, JOS. l.. Reeves
Samuel. Hopkins, Charles T.. Jessup,
Jos. Paul, Job. $. Haines, W.. Harris
on Livermore, Jos. II. Duflield, Chalk
ley A. Rulon and Solomon II. Stranger.
This bond represents about 5000 00
The retiring Sheriff, Daniel Packer,
will act as jailer and occupy the Sher-
ifs quarters in the Jail until March 25
The corner stone Of lew Methodist
Protestant church was laid at Pitmal
Grow. tuesday, afternoon, all the clergy
mrii OF that denomination in South
Jersey having been present.
One hundred and thren members
we're admitted into the Woodbury. NJ.
E. Church on sunday last.
DR.. &. &. Green, of Woodbury., has
purchased the island at Lake Hopat-
cong, and will make it "a pl; CT of great
,ttrpF ION.
hOt-house of John l.upton, of
ibury, was partially destroyed by
~ .carufuaS night. The fire is
thought to have originated in the fur:
lace.
Pauls' Hotel, Woodbury., was slight
Is damaged by fire last Friday week.
The flames broke out ia the cooks bed
room.
George NJ. Durham was arrested on
Saturday and locked up in the Jail at
Woodbury. charged with the murder of
his m~otlier-in law Barbara Handle,
near Union Station On the West Jersey
II. r. OH Friday last week. The old lady
was found dead in u c0rm field where
she was shot while engaged in husking
corn. The gun did not do its work
well and s..;2 We Afterwards beaten to
uvath with the butt of tn gun. in the
hands Of her murderer. Mrs. Handle
was an industrious old woman aged
about 60 years and was the possessor of
some property. Durham is her son-in-
law, and from the evidence supplied
by the bloody clothing found belonging
to him it would appear rs if the sus-
picion that he committed the murder
was well founded. The officers of law
are diligently at work Investigating
the facts. Mrs. KaDdle was buried at
Fellowship on Sunday.